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CLIENT NEWS: Robert Rivani pays $23M for waterfront Palm Island mansion

December 1, 2025

Commercial real estate investor Robert Rivani paid $23 million for a waterfront Miami Beach mansion, The Real Deal has learned. Rivani, who leads his Miami-based firm Rivani, formerly called Black Lion, plans to spend millions of dollars to renovate the 9,200-square-foot mansion at 16 Palm Avenue, according to sources. Rivani lives in Miami’s Morningside and purchased the home as an investment. The seller is Tom Sullivan, the founder and CEO of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee-based Lumber Liquidators, records show. Sullivan inked the[...]

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CLIENT NEWS: Hialeah plans to impose new rules for adults-only motels- but won’t ban hourly rates

June 28, 2021

In late April, the Hialeah City Council gave initial approval to a plan to ban hourly hotel and motel rentals, a change with the potential to transform an Okeechobee Road corridor teeming with adults-only motels that some city officials say are hotbeds for criminal activity. But since then, lobbyists and owners for the motels — which are notorious for their romance-themed rooms and private garage entrances ostensibly designed for one-night flings — have succeeded in softening the council’s stance, working with the city on[...]

CLIENT NEWS: South Beach hotel too noisy for neighbors. New sound system aims to bring back quiet

June 24, 2021

Amid mounting fines from the city and complaints from neighbors, the new Goodtime Hotel in South Beach said it will overhaul its sound system to keep loud music from disturbing residents across Washington Avenue. The hotel, which opened in mid-April at 601 Washington Ave., has received seven citations from the city and more than two dozen complaints due to the loud music coming from the property, which regularly hosts DJ performances on its pool deck. The hotel operators, including local[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Miami Beach board approves pharmacy for North Beach project

June 11, 2021

Developer Aria Mehrabi’s future 12-story mixed-use project will now include a pharmacy, in spite of a recommendation from Miami Beach’s planning department to reject the request, due to its proximity to another drugstore. By a vote of 6 to 0, Miami Beach’s Zoning Board of Adjustments on Friday approved variances that will enable a CVS pharmacy to operate within a 30,000-square-foot Target store on the ground floor of Mehrabi’s tower at 6948 Abbott Avenue. The project will include 170 residential units, a[...]

Dan Espino Joins Firm As Partner

June 10, 2021

Miami, June 10, 2021- Bercow Radell Fernandez Larkin & Tapanes is pleased to announce Dan Espino has joined the zoning, land use, and environmental law firm as a Partner. Espino is an experienced government law attorney with years of practice in both the public and private sector bringing with him a unique understanding of our firm expertise. Before joining the firm, Dan spent a decade representing municipalities as City Attorney. Dan served as the City Attorney for the City of[...]

CLIENT NEWS: Restoration Hardware to open Miami Design District store

June 10, 2021

Restoration Hardware, now known as RH, is planting a flag in the Miami Design District, The Real Deal has learned. The high-end furnishings retailer inked a lease at Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and the Comras Company’s buildings on the west end of the Design District, according to sources. Michael Comras confirmed that RH is a tenant of the project, with renovations expected to be completed later this year. He declined to comment on details of the lease. RH, which is expanding[...]